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Day 2: My first electric vehicle experience

EV Driver

Using both petrol and electricity, I thought this would be perfect for a longer road trip. The Auris wasn’t plugged in when I found it and there wasn’t an obvious guage displaying the battery percentage, but the petrol tank was full enough for my practice run so I set off. I decided to “Google it” but to no avail.

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EV myths busted: The most common electric vehicle misconceptions

Drive Electric

Unlike petrol cars where filling up requires a trip to the petrol station, you can recharge at home or anywhere with access to electricity. Most major petrol companies have also installed EV chargers at many of their sites. EV charging vs. petrol costs. Short-range EV trips.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Followed Google Maps to hit Hosur road - and from then on the Maps was switched off. Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers. Throw in costs of the driver, electricity and maintenance, that would mean a minimum revenue required of Rs. We switched on Google Maps and left for Ooty.

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Visiting PURE EV factory | Startup Showcase | ETryst electric motorcycle first look

Plug In India

They want to have more data about maintenance costs and resale values before they take the plunge. Since you are storing petrol inside, functionality does not get affected for that reason. They are spending money on Google Ad words, FB and Instagram. This is more an industry than a company specific problem. Also some SEO stuff.